Meet the U.S. Men's Eight, Headed to World Rowing Cup II in Varese

World Rowing Cup II is just around the corner, and the U.S. men's eight is gearing up to head over to Europe for their first international competition of this pre-Olympic year. And, thanks to the work of Mike Gennaro and Matt Miller, we've got an inside (read: banter-laden) look at just who these guys are donning the red, white, and blue in the big boat this season.

The video above, put together by UVa alum and U.S. men's eight six-seat Miller, features some behind-the-scenes shots of off-the-water competition (Nerf basketball chief among them), as well as some pretty epically cool time-lapse clips. The photos below come from a series that Gennaro put together—the first such series, as Gennaro will tell you—on each member of the crew. Enjoy.